Work Health & Safety

Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors (ABLA) works with employers to manage work health and safety (WHS) issues. Our team knows the importance of comprehensive safety management systems to ensure you are meeting your employer obligations.

Work Health & Safety

Establishing a strong work health and safety system is essential for legal compliance, employee wellbeing and business resilience. From developing a safety conscious culture in your organisation, tailored systems for your WHS requirements, to providing a rapid and thorough response following an incident, ABLA focuses on producing the best outcome for your business. 

With psychological health and safety a key priority for all businesses, work health and safety boundaries are moving across what were traditional HR matters. You need to know what WHS codes apply in your jurisdication. This includes the changing way people work, with many working from home, presenting new challenges for employers. 

You need to think ahead, rather than react when an incident occurs.

Whether you are building from scratch or reviewing existing procedures, ABLA can offer you:

WHS Management System 

  • Compliance audit against WHS Act and regulations
  • Identify and manage hazards
  • Develop and implement risk minimisation strategies
  • Safety audits and due diligence
  • Post-incident strategic review.

WHS Investigations and Incident Management

Conducting and assisting investigations from complaints, safety incidents or fatalities

  • Scope analysis – what needs investigating
  • Interviews – independent and insightful
  • Evidence – gather, review and assess
  • Analyse – identify missing pieces
  • Report – concise findings and recommendations
  • Review – HR processes
  • Acting – representing businesses in prosecutions, litigation or coronial inquests.

Stakeholder Management and Advice

  • Business to business dealings - consultation requirements and liability issues
  • Setting up a strong safety culture
  • Officer obligations
  • Union access and pacification
  • Injured worker management/ support.

Workplace Health and Safety Training

  • In-house training for all personnel in WHS including psychosocial hazards
  • Post-incident training as directed by regulators
  • Director/management coaching and training programs.

Working with ABLA will provide peace of mind that risk is minimised, and if something goes wrong, it will be managed efficiently for your business strategy. 

Our team has the wealth of knowledge to guide you through the often complex legal risks associated with work health and safety. 

Get in touch for a complimentary discussion about your work health and safety needs. Call 1300 565 846 or simply complete the contact us form.

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